Organize your craft room for National Craft Month

5 points from a Minneapolis Professional Organizer | March is National Craft Month!

As a Minneapolis Professional Organizer, 

I am also a crafter and love to make cards and scrapbooks.   

Did you know?   National Craft Month was a question on Jeopardy this month? Guess that means that we Minneapolis crafters have made it to the big time!  If you are one of the 55% of all American households that are involved in some type of crafting, how much stuff do you have related to your hobby?   

National Craft Month was created by the Craft and Hobby Association  in 1994.  Their intent was to help people enjoy and learn more about the joy of crafting and all its many benefits.  Now, it’s a celebration of innovation, creativity and enjoyment that is shared by the many crafters around the country.  

Are you fortunate enough to have a space you can call your “craft room”?

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Here are 5 best practices for creating a craft room that is fun and easy to work in:

• Utilize vertical wall space 

• Use hooks, peg boards in one area for specialty items like ribbons for easy identification and reach.

• Be very aware of your visual line of sight.  All things that are used frequently should be stored or located within easy reach of your work table, via open storage and shelves with the other less used items in well-marked containers.

• Know the purpose and intent of each area of your craft room by creating zones.  This is crucial to organization.  You will always know where to find things and where to put things away.  

• When you see that you are spending time & money on things you already have (but can’t find), this is a clue that organization has taken a back seat to short term convenience.  It may be time to get organized again.

Keeping your space organized and easy to work in is what its all about so you can enjoy your craft.  

That’s where Let’s Get Organized! can help you.  We specialize in organizing your crafting space.  Whether its quilting, wood working, jewelry making, card making, scrapbooking.....Let us help you be more productive and creative in your space.